player bios

DREW MATHEWS
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Winter Haven, Fla.
High School: Winter Haven High School

AT SOUTHEASTERN: Finished second on the team with a 76.28 scoring average...Had a 74.22 scoring average in the fall of 2008...Had three straight top-10 finishes to start his collegiate career...Took second place overall in the 9th Annual Chick-fil-A Invitational, firing a 142 (71-71)...Shot a first round four-under-par 68 in the 2008 Lake Wales Fall Invitational and tied for seventh place overall...Finished freshman year with four top 10 finishes.

HIGH SCHOOL: Named Polk County Player of the Year by The Ledger his senior year…Named First Team All-County all four years in high school…Won county and region tournament his senior year…Qualified for state tournament his senior year…Qualified for regionals all four years in high school…Won 2005 Junior Citrus Open…Won 2006 Bartow Youth Villa…Tied for third in FCWT’s World Golf Village Tournament and tied for fourth in FCWT’s University of Florida Tournament, both in 2007…Had seven top-10 finishes on Florida Junior Tour…Qualified for 2007 FJT Junior Florida Cup…Alternate in 2007 U.S. Open Sectionals…Qualified for 2008 U.S. Open Sectionals…Qualified for 2008 Florida State Amateur…Qualified for 2008 Florida State Amateur Match Play Championship.

PERSONAL: A member of Mu Alpha Theta…Chose Southeastern University over West Florida University, Central Florida University, Florida Southern College, North Florida University, Lynn University, Florida Gulf Coast University, University of South Florida, and Florida Atlantic University.